Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has said that it arrested 104 anti-corruption protesters in a space of 4 days. Police alongside Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) and Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT) occupied Kampala streets starting on Sunday evening in anticipation of massive anti-corruption protests. The heavy deployment followed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT) has launched a hunt for four suspected terrorists allegedly loaded with Improvised Explosive Devices –IEDs. One of the suspects, Abdullahim Kintu was arrested Sunday with an IED trying to access Pr Robert Kayanja’s church in Lubaga, Kampala. According to …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kyotera district in collaboration with the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force-JATT have arrested three suspected terrorists and seized items used to assemble explosive devices. Muhammad Nsubuga, the Southern Regional police spokesperson says the suspects were arrested on Monday evening and are currently in …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce (JATT) has again cited wanted Sheikh Sulaiman Nsubuga, as being behind new terror camps in Kalungu and Butambala districts. A team comprised of police crime intelligence, chieftaincy of military intelligence, counter-terrorism and army commandos at the weekend raided Bulo village …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ever since the attack on former Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Edward Katumba Wamala on June 1, Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence, Crime Intelligence, and Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce have arrested over 100 terror suspects but 12 of them have been shot dead during investigations. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Anti-Terrorism Taskforce and Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence have arrested 48 people alleged to have been part of the group that planted two explosives last week leaving two people dead. The first Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off at a popular pork joint in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is almost a year since the former national boxing team captain Isaac Ssenyange alias Zebra Mando was gunned down by officers from the Joint Ant-Terrorism Task Force (JATT). Ssenyange met his death on December 30, 2020, at St Francis zone, Bwaise III parish in …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team comprising the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and Joint Anti-Terrorist Task Force (JATT) have arrested a man suspected to be a terrorist in Pader town council in Pader district. The suspect was arrested on Thursday from Atimikica Guest House in Pader town …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have disagreed with the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence on releasing names of abducted people whose whereabouts are still unknown. The Joint security briefing that had been planned on Monday at 11 am was abruptly cancelled without any explanation. However, Uganda Radio Network has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The commander of the National Counter Terrorism – NCTC, Brig. Jeff Mukasa has been replaced. Lt. Col Deo Akiiki, the deputy army spokesperson confirmed to Uganda Radio Network –URN that Brig. Mukasa has been moved to the School of Military Intelligence and Security commonly abbreviated …
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